Alternative Media
London et al.: Sage, reprint (2006), vi, 172 pp.
Contains bibliogr. pp. 157-166, index
ISBN 978-0-7619-6771-2 (pbk)
"In this book, Chris Atton offers a fresh introduction to alternative media: one which is not limited to 'radical' media, but can also account for newer cultural forms such as zines, fanzines, and personal websites. Alternative Media examines how and why people produce and use alternative media - to make meaning, to interpret, and to change the world in which they live; encompasses a wide range of alternative media and draws on examples from both the United States and United Kingdom; locates contemporary alternative media in their cultural, historical and political contexts." (Publisher description)
1 Approaching Alternative Media: Theory and Methodology, 7
2 The Economics of Production, 32
3 What Use is a Zine? Identity-building and Social Signification in Zine Culture, 54
4 Alternative Media and New Social Movements, 80
5 Writers, Readers and Knowledge in New Social Movement Media, 103
6 Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in Alternative Media, 133
Conclusion, 153
2 The Economics of Production, 32
3 What Use is a Zine? Identity-building and Social Signification in Zine Culture, 54
4 Alternative Media and New Social Movements, 80
5 Writers, Readers and Knowledge in New Social Movement Media, 103
6 Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in Alternative Media, 133
Conclusion, 153
